Affiliations 

  • 1 Dental Core Trainee in Paediatric Dentistry, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. michaeladeseta@googlemail.com
  • 2 Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  • 3 Consultant in Oral Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, Guy's Campus, King's College London, UK
  • 4 Oral Pathologist, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
  • 5 Paediatric Dentist, Associate Consultant, Dental Service KK Women's and Children's Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, 229899, Singapore
  • 6 Speciality Dentist in Oral Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  • 7 Honorary Consultant in Oral Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Professor of Diagnostic Technologies, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, Guy's Campus, King's College London, UK
Br Dent J, 2020 09;229(5):287-291.
PMID: 32918012 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-020-2023-7

Abstract

Introduction This case series highlights the condition juvenile spongiotic gingivitis; how to recognise it, where it lies in a list of differential diagnoses and why conservative management is the authors' recommended treatment.Case series The authors present ten cases that were successfully managed conservatively on the Joint Oral Medicine Paediatric Dentistry Clinic at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust over a six-year period. Follow-ups reached up to 5 years and 11 months to date, with no adverse outcomes observed in any of the cases.Conclusion The pathogenesis of this benign condition and its ideal management is not well understood. Recurrence can occur after surgical treatment and the condition is likely to spontaneously resolve or regress with age. Therefore, particularly in asymptomatic cases, conservative management is recommended.

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